Some taxpayers are getting a little something extra this tax season, along with claiming the 2020 Recovery Rebate Credit. The little extra is a letter from the Internal Revenue Service because some taxpayers may not be getting the amounts from the RRC they expected.…
Employees of three federal agencies are keeping very busy these days, sending out the millions of Economic Impact Payments (EIPs) to Americans in need.…
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Major tax legislation usually causes a period of confusion as taxpayers and tax professionals wait for official guidance on complex provisions. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 is no different.…
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Students and their higher-education institutions are getting a clearer picture of how to report pandemic-related emergency financial aid grants. Or not.…
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Taxpayers are getting more time to meet some tax deadlines that would normally fall on April 15, such as making IRA contributions and filling certain claims for a refund.…
A new announcement from the Internal Revenue Service should come as welcome news to front-line health care workers nationwide. Announcement 2021-7 clarifies existing language to assure taxpayers that the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) can be deductible.…
The CARES Act was the first of three major COVID-relief packages that have infused the US economy with stimulus funds provided for items like direct payments, new and expanded tax credits, forgivable business loan programs, and extended unemployment insurance. Identity thieves responded by deploying a host of scams that try to steal those federal dollars from hard-hit Americans, leading to a near-constant stream of alerts from the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Trade Commission.…
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It’s easy to imagine that early bird tax filers are punctual in everything they do, maybe even embodying that Ben Franklin wisdom about bedtimes. While they may be the salt of the earth—generally making filing season just a little easier for tax pros—some may get a little impatient when it comes to their refund status.…
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The Internal Revenue Service says more Economic Impact Payments (EIP3) are coming this week—a second round that will include paper checks and prepaid debit cards.…
The sweeping American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 may have greenlit the third round of economic impact payments, but it also includes changes to several tax credits—many of which were designed to provide relief to struggling Americans whose finances took a hit during the pandemic. One of those affected tax credits helps both employees and businesses: the employee retention credit, or ERC.…
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